Leave for 2 3 months in summer or six months in winter.
Clear or nlack plastic sheeting to kill weeds.
Lay heavy duty black polythene plastic sheeting on the ground and weight it down.
Lift the corners of the plastic after about six weeks to determine if the weeds.
But it can be more effective at killing weeds.
Black plastic blocks the.
Using cardboard to suppress weeds has been effective in low wind areas.
Both are really interesting.
If you missed the first post on this project check it out here.
Lift the plastic remove slugs and dig up perennial weeds.
Dig over the soil and prepare it for planting.
Black plastic black plastic does not raise soil temperature as high as clear plastic and will not kill pathogens or fungi.
Black plastic sheeting and black trash bags also are not recommended as they.
Carolyn checks out the difference between clear plastic bottom and black plastic top after two weeks of the tarp treatments.
How to clear land using black plastic.
So far clear tarps appear to be killing cover crops and weeds quickly and effectively more effectively than black tarps.
Leave the plastic in place for six to eight weeks in a hot summer climate or eight to 10 weeks in a cooler area.